He also led San Francisco in tackles in three of the last four games heading into Week 14’s trip to play Houston.

“Reuben Foster’s probably one of the top two inside linebackers that we’ve played this year,” Texans coach Bill O’Brien said in a conference call. “He’s a great player, he’s a tackling machine and he makes a ton of plays out there.”

That’s high praise given Houston this season has already played the Bobby Wagner and the Seahawks (Nov. 5) and Baltimore standout C.J. Mosly (Nov. 27), who are considered two of the best in the league at their positions, along with Luke Kuechly of Carolina.

Foster in the recent win over the Bears logged a team-high seven tackles. San Francisco limited Chicago to 62 yards rushing after coming in with the leagues eighth-ranked rushing attack averaging 120 yards per game.

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